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CONFEG'IIION MUSICAL TOY Filed June 21, 1928 Macfd7%zmi *f-"iruimnm n. mines,oirfronnno onrojnssielvon ofonE-HALrronivrirnn sL' ICKOKQF 11 fio'r' tronnno, oHIo JiebnrnerionvMUsrcALfroY-f i 7 hpp'litea tiohi martin-121;:

' 1 Mifii vn dn' kiss f t' i i- 'd p vil i 7 k ,ja toy'thafi'ma'y he formed ofcandy of gum.

' or otherconfectionfinaterieLjandTWhich-'is so i The inventionfmay it highly attractive to;

c i dnenemiflmt vs difie'rent forms end, toillus'trate "wpreiotieal.

. tion ",ings.

- form of construction; Fig.-.2' is a top vievv p of thetoy illustrated in Fig; 1, the diaphragm M being shown as removed. ,Figl; 3 is a viewof 1; 25,

' 1 epplicetionof the inve tion; lfhaveselectedl two structures embodying my in" "ntionhndl' s o [I o tha'njigvhen madeof candy; Preferably5fthe* mouthpiece 2' is formed in theshepeof a flattene'cltuhefobIong in crosssebtion,{substan+j V ftfi elly'as'shownin thefdraivings and is,'more-" over; provided vvithga large lip 3 for thepur shzill'describethemhereineften tures "selected, as" examples] of f the forms" of structure that;hont'z in" the inven are} shown eticompenying' drawig. 1 lllustrates a perspeeti've'vievv of one a section taken on thejpldne ofthe lint3+3 indicated in :Fig. i 2 the diaphragm, however, being shown in Fig; 3. Fig. t-isiaiperspe'ctive view=of a'mo'dified form} of construction.

Fig. Q5-is a View of i1 f n' bf h de Y illustrated-inEig4.

preferably hard, transparent candy; Theyare alsoso formed as to locatee diaphragms 1 WhiChiS seoured'centra ll-yor fperipherally, in

' ocontac 'twvith apart of'theinstrumentfeither peripherally or centrally" so "that sound vibrations transmitted to the diaphraginwillbe dampened when thediaphragm moves in;

oj'ne'idirection in order to pi'ochlce the some ,What instrumental sound jch'araeteristic of;

the fkazool In the forms 'ofconstruction.

, jsho wn' in the drawing, air column is. formed 7 Within the body of the instrument through which the voicevibrations of sound will be projected against .'--the.diaphragm in I jeaeh base, and, the 'diephrag'm' being secured tions for ehmfehtefisti'o sound." 1'

In the form o'f-oonstruction shown in Fi'g. lgthe body l of the instrument is-madein the for-moi at shallow dish" andis provided with centr'zillyena its periphereltportionlresting I I there "will be" produced the desiredQlnodule airelatively-lirgemouthpiece 2, I The mouth piece Q'hasa thickness sufficient to" give it ample strength for supporting the hody por-j t i0n*l"0f' the instrument between the lip of. j n

the i' ser orj the lips" and the-teeth of the user; Thus,"vvherethe-.instrumentisformed of parfafiin gum, the wall ofithe' mouthpiece o 2 is I linajde 'eonsiderebly larger and thicker Y poseof strengthening the edge of the mouth'a ece; i

protrudes fromthe' bott'omof the dishshaped.

iiistrument l The diaphragm miy' 'be secured)? s o'entra11 y by reeson jof' the adhesive 'charae" l teristic ofednfections; If desired eendy f shellaemay he used] for se'curingthecentral r 1* 80 the postin ay extencl' throughlthe diaphragm ancL-be headed'over to "eentrally securejthe di- 5 I ap'hregni, The ,-periphery of the diaphragm 'restsupon ashouiderfipreferably located bet 4 s s 85 7 I v 1e heighto f the bos'sfi with-refer-i enc eto the height 'of'theshoulder is "'suchf v that th 'ellcentrilpart ofthe diephregme will be dravvnfdovvnwhen iti'sl securedtothe boss 5f," thus produping e1 concave shape. 'gThe ldir' pert'oi the diaphragm to the post or boss 550i;

edge. 71 of'the dish-shaped instru aphragm t i's formed' efany eliistio sheetinw.

' The diaphragm 4 "is steer-17b my s11;- 5 f iable meansjto'feeentraLpost o f b 5 that elastically; pressed; against the -"sh0u1d'er 6, "f

tvhehytherefore, voice vjihrations'aretrans? l m'itted through the mouthpiece 2"and thr ough' l? the chamber Sformedwithin the 10oct "fqo"oriltion ofjtheintrunientfto the diaphragm, the 

